Anjaam Pathiraa Movie Details:
Also known as | Midnight Murders (Telugu), Police Story (Hindi) |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Dubbed in | Hindi, Telugu |
Genre | Crime, Thriller |
Release Date | 10 January 2020 (India) |
OTT Release date | April 10, 2020 |
Running Time | 2hr 24min |
Cast | Kunchacko Boban Sharaf U Dheen |
Directed by | Midhun Manuel Thomas |
Written by | Midhun Manuel Thomas |
Produced by | Ashiq Usman |
Cinematography by | Shyju Khalid |
Edited by | Saiju Sreedharan |
Music by | Sushin Shyam |
Production Company | Ashiq Usman Productions Manual Movie Makers |
Distributor | Central Pictures |
Box Office Collection | ₹50 crore |
Anjaam Pathiraa Movie Cast & Characters:
- Kunchacko Boban as Police Criminologist Dr. Anwar Hussain
- Sharaf U Dheen as Dr. Benjamin Louis (extended cameo)
- Mathew Thomas as Young Benjamin
- Sreenath Bhasi as Andrew, a hacker
- Jinu Joseph as ACP Anil Madhavan IPS
- Unnimaya Prasad as DCP Catherine Maria IPS
- Abhiram Radhakrishnan as SI Pradeep Raman
- Harikrishnan as SI Arun Mathew
- Divya Gopinath as SI Preethi Pothuval
- Nikhila Vimal as Rebecca Louis, Benjamin’s sister (cameo appearance)
- Nandhana Varma as Young Rebecca
- Remya Nambeesan as Fathima, Anwar’s wife
- Jaffar Idukki as Louis, Benjamin’s and Rebecca’s father
- Indrans as Ripper Ravi, a serial killer on death row
- Assim Jamal as Police Commissioner Hashim IPS
- Shaju Sreedhar as CPO Paulson
- Sadiq as Dr. Sreekanth, Surgeon
- Sudheesh as Sudevan
- Priyanandanan as Sudhakar Devalokam
- Nazreen Nazar as Mythili Sudhakar
- Boban Samuel as DYSP Abraham Koshy IPS
- Jaise Jose as CI Sarathchandran
- Sudheer Sufi as Simon Manjooran / Psycho Simon
- Arjun Nandhakumar as ACP Prakash Seetharam IPS
- Arun as Fr. Bennet Franco
- Majeed as Minister
- Zhinz Shan as Assistant Prison officer
- Paul D Joseph as Civil Police Officer
- Preman as CPO
- Dileesh Nair as Cocaine Shameer
- Siyona as Samskrithi
- Amina Nijam as Vicky Maria
- Gilu Joseph as Doctor
- Rajan Pootharakkal as Aravindan Kartha
- Santhosh Laxman as Bengali worker
Storyline:
The plot follows a squad of police sleuths assisted by a consultant criminologist, Anwar Hussain, as they attempt to unveil the identity of a faceless killer who employs brutal tactics to slay his victims.
About Anjaam Pathiraa Movie:
- On 24 June 2019, it was reported that Kunchacko Boban would star in Midhun Manuel Thomas’ next directorial and filming was said to begin by late July.
- Sharaf U Dheen, Unnimaya Prasad, Sreenath Bhasi, Jinu Joseph, Jaffar Idukki and Assim Jamal were also confirmed in the cast, and Sushin Shyam and Shyju Khalid will be the composer and cinematographer, respectively.
- Midhun said that the film is entirely different from his previous films.
- The film was formally launched with a pooja ceremony on 17 July 2019.
- Principal photography began on 1 August 2019, also revealing the title.
- Anjaam Pathiraa was dubbed in Telugu and Hindi as Midnight Murders and Police Story and was released on Aha and Goldmines Telefilms.
- The film received positive reviews from critics where it went on to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2020.
- It was remade in Bengali in 2021 as Mukhosh.
- Following the film’s success, Midhun Manuel Thomas has announced a sequel titled Aaaram Pathiraa on 10 January 2021.
- The film was released on 10 January 2020. The film was passed with ‘U/A’ certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification.
- The film received positive reviews from critics and it went on to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2020.
- The film was premiered on 10 April 2020 at 6:30PM in Surya TV and was later released on Sun NXT.